Scholarships

Performance with Emphasis in Jazz Studies

Bachelor of Music

At a Glance

UWG's Music department will be music to the ears of any student interested in performance, private study and music appreciation and education. With opportunities for solo and ensemble work in piano, jazz, opera, guitar, brass and woodwinds, percussion, and choir, the Music major offers students expert training in teaching and composition, not to mention the chops to cut it anywhere in the music industry. Students also take advantage of events in our 455-seat concert hall, a state-of-the-art technology lab, plenty of practice rooms and a sound/recording booth.

Why should I choose UWG's Performance with Emphasis on Jazz Studies program?

Dynamic programs provided by a distinguished artist-teacher faculty with extensive credentials and professional experience.

Named as one of the top 62 Music programs in the nation for creative students by “Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers.”

Are there any special opportunities available?

Jazz Ensemble, which hosts the Sunbelt Jazz Festival, featuring clinic sessions and performances by notable world-class artists and band performs each semester and with a performing tour throughout the Southeast in the Spring

What can I do after graduation, graduate school and job-wise?

Perform as a professional jazz musician

Compose/arrange for jazz ensembles

Lead jazz ensembles in education and entertainment fields

What kind of student organizations, clubs or honorary societies can I join?

Sigma Alpha Iota

Tau Beta Sigma

Kappa Kappa Psi

Phi Delta

American Choral Directors Association

What kind of facilities and equipment will be made available to me?

Two large rehearsal halls, multi-media classrooms, a percussion studio, an electronic keyboard lab, a state-of-the-art music technology lab, practice rooms (some with SmartMusic and Band-in-a-Box technology).

Recital Hall features an 18-rank Reuter organ and a Steinway Concert Grand piano.

Large ensemble and opera productions are presented in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts, where the Mainstage Theatre boasts twin Bösendorfer Imperial Grand pianos. The Townsend Center also includes a black box theatre.

UWG is the first public university in the nation to be designated a Kawai EPIC Institution. In addition to the Bosendorfer and Steinway grand pianos, the department has Kawai pianos in all classrooms, studios, practice rooms and rehearsal rooms, including five Shigeru Kawai grand pianos.

Does the faculty specialize in certain areas?

Music faculty members have regional, national and international reputations as performing artists and teachers or for their research and creative contributions.

Faculty have recently given performances and presented research and pedagogical clinics throughout the nation and internationally.